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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1960 1960 Indian Hindi film by Bimal Roy}}<br />
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: ''This article is written about the 1960 film; for the 1937 film or the 1944 film, see [[Parakh (1937 film)]] or [[Parakh (1944 film)]].''<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Parakh<br />
| image = Parakh.jpg<br />
| alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --><br />
| caption = DVD Cover<br />
| director = [[Bimal Roy]]<br />
| producer = Bimal Roy<br />
| writer = [[Salil Choudhury]] <br> [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] (dialogue)<br />
| based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --><br />
| starring = [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] <br>[[Motilal Rajvansh|Motilal]] <br> [[Nazir Hussain]]<br> [[Durga Khote]]<br />
| music = [[Salil Choudhury]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Kamal Bose]]<br />
| editing = Amit Bose<br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1960|8|5|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = {{INR}}1,00,00,000<ref name=Boxoffice/><br />
}}<br />
'''''Parakh''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1960|1960]] Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi film]], based on a story by famed music director Salil Chowdhury, that displays [[Bimal Roy]]'s lighter side and is a satirical look at Indian democracy in its early years. Bimal Roy received the [[Filmfare Best Director Award]] for the film.<ref name=awards>{{Cite web |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |title=Filmfare Awards - Nominees & Winners |accessdate=5 August 2008}}</ref> The ensemble cast was led by [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] and [[Basanta Choudhury]]. The film has music by [[Salil Choudhury]], featuring [[Lata Mangeshkar]]'s hit "O Sajana Barkha Bahaar Aai".<ref>{{cite web| title = Classic Revisited: Bimal Roy's satirical gem, Parakh|work= Rediff.com movies | url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/classic-revisited-bimal-roys-satirical-gem-parakh/20140925.htm |author=Sukanya Verma|date=25 September 2014| accessdate = 26 September 2014 }}</ref><br />
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The film became a "semi-hit" at the box office.<ref name=Boxoffice>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=166&catName=MTk2MA== |title=Box office 1960 |accessdate=7 February 2012 |work=BoxOffice India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021750/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=166&catName=MTk2MA== |archivedate=22 September 2012 }}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The central character is the Post Master Nivaran who is given a mysterious cheque for {{INR}}500,000 to be given to anyone who will use it to benefit the people of the village. There is a postman Haradhan who is actually Sir Jagdish Chandra who pretends to be lame and has secretly come to the village to know the right person to handover the cheque, so he visits most of the possible candidates for verification of their honesty. Then there is the postmaster's wife, who is sick and would rather use the money to cure her illness, and his beautiful daughter Seema, who has a crush on the village schoolmaster Rajat. Meanwhile, all the greedy and influential people of the village are busy trying to convince everybody why they are most deserving of the money; they include the village Pandit, the landlord Rai bahadur tandav, the money lender Bhanjhi Babu, the village doctor, Vaidji and the school master Rajat who withdraws his name, who is by far the most respected. Each one tries to woo the villagers by being sympathetic and become a cheerful giver to all by offering various sops. They all decide democracy is the best means and decide to hold an election where the winner gets the money. One day the Landlords westernised sister in law Chanda arrives to the village, who is given lift by Rajat on his cycle from the railway station, thereafter she tries to get friendly to Rajat with some excuse or the other. Seema gets upset over this scenario and quarrels with him. The movie is a satirical look at democracy through various twists and turns in the plot, interwoven with a simple love story.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] as Seema <br />
* [[Durga Khote]] as J.C. Roy's mother (Rani Ma) <br />
* [[Leela Chitnis]] as Mrs. Nivaran <br />
* Praveen Paul <br />
* [Mumtaz Begum] as Mrs. Tandav<br />
* Mehar Banu <br />
* [[Basanta Choudhury]] as Prof. Rajat Sen Sharma <br />
* [[Nazir Hussain]] as Postmaster Nivaran <br />
* [[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]] as Pandit Tarkalankarji <br />
* [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]] as Rai Bahadur Tandav Landlord<br />
* [[Rashid Khan (actor)|Rashid Khan]] as Village Doctor <br />
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Bhanju Babu <br />
* [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]] as Haradhan / Sir Jagdish Chandra Roy<br />
* [[Hari Shivdasani]] as School's Principal <br />
* Moni Chatterjee as Kaviraj (Vaidji) <br />
* [[Keshto Mukherjee]] as Keshto (The Compounder)<br />
* Nishi as Chanda (Tandav's sister in law)<br />
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==Music==<br />
This film has a very popular song "O Sajana, Barkha Bahar Aai..." sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]], penned by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and composed by [[Salil Chowdhary]] who also happens to be story-writer of the film. <br />
{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = O Sajana, Barkha Bahar Aai | extra1 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | length1 = <br />
| title2 = Mila Hai Kisi Ka Jhumka | extra2 = Lata Mangeshkar| length2 = <br />
| title3 = Yeh Bansi Kyon Gaaye | extra3 = Lata Mangeshkar | length3 = <br />
| title4 = Mere Maan Ke Diye | extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar | length4 = <br />
| title5 = Kya Hawa Chali Babu Rut Badli | extra5 = [[Manna Dey]] | length5 = <br />
}}<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
''Parakh'' is one of the seven Bimal Roy's film where he won [[Filmfare Awards]] for Best Direction. <br />
;Won<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Director Award]] - [[Bimal Roy]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] - [[Motilal Rajvansh|Motilal]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Sound Award]] - [[George D'Cruz]]<br />
;Nominated<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]<ref name=awards/><br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]] - [[Salil Choudhury]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0055276|title=Parakh}}<br />
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{{Bimal Roy}}<br />
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[[Category:1960 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Bimal Roy]]<br />
[[Category:Indian satirical films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Salil Chowdhury]]</div>imported>SdkbBot